"Do I look fat?"
Never had those four words caused Roy Mustang so much uneasiness. Before her, back when he was known as a playboy, he would just give that famous lady-swooning smile and say, "Of course not. You look wonderful." But now, it was quite hard to do that. After all, who wouldn't notice a big, bulging stomach? He could always lie, but she would know if he was lying in a heartbeat, and anyways, he always felt guilty just even thinking about doing that to her. Instead he smiled at his wife and said, "Of course not, honey. You look great."
He wasn't lying. Riza Hawkeye-Mustang still looked great with her blonde hair and beautiful mahogany eyes. She didn't look fat, either. She looked pregnant.
Riza smiled at his compliment. "Thank you, dear." After she had finished grooming herself, she smoothed her dress down and grabbed her purse. "Alright. I'm ready so let's go." Roy took her hand and they walked out into the town for dinner.
After a satisfying dinner, the happy couple went walking down the store-lined streets. As they ventured down the town, they came across a young child with his mother. Being polite, Riza smiled at the little boy, but was a little hurt when he hid behind his mother. In an audible whisper, the little boy pointed at Riza and said, "Mommy, she's huge." And to add to the effect of his words, the little boy spread his arms as wide as he could go.
Both the mother and Riza widened their eyes, but for very different reasons. The mother told the boy to shush and apologized to Riza as they went on their way. Riza turned to Roy and saw him try to stifle a laugh. Her eyes were blazing in anger and embarrassment. She huffed and walked away from him.
Roy called out for her. "Riza! Come back. You know he didn't mean anything."
"I don't want to talk to you." Roy ran up to her and caught her by the arm. She glared daggers at him. "Oh, and you can sleep on the couch tonight."
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